Henetk1100
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Hi all
First time posting! Just looking for a bit of advice/others thoughts.
Our ewe Rosie lambed for the first time today. The first she had no issues, but the second one was stuck and the vet came out and helped us pull her. At first, Rosie was talking to her and seemed interested. Few hours in, though, and sheās definitely favoring the first born. Sheās letting the second one nurse, and sniffs her - but she rarely ātalksā to her like she does the first lamb and didnāt respond when second lamb was wandering and called for her. She also didnāt seem to clean her up quite as well.
Guess Iām just looking to see what others think on her chances of building a bond or rejecting, is this more common than I know of? For now, since she is not flat out rejecting her and still nursing, Iām not planning on intervening. The vet mentioned it isnāt uncommon for an ewe to struggle a bit with bonding if the birth had complications. Iām hoping itās just going to be a bit of a slower bonding process due to that. But I donāt want to risk her potentially hurting the second one if she suddenly decides to reject her overnight.
Appreciate everyoneās thoughts and suggestions
First time posting! Just looking for a bit of advice/others thoughts.
Our ewe Rosie lambed for the first time today. The first she had no issues, but the second one was stuck and the vet came out and helped us pull her. At first, Rosie was talking to her and seemed interested. Few hours in, though, and sheās definitely favoring the first born. Sheās letting the second one nurse, and sniffs her - but she rarely ātalksā to her like she does the first lamb and didnāt respond when second lamb was wandering and called for her. She also didnāt seem to clean her up quite as well.
Guess Iām just looking to see what others think on her chances of building a bond or rejecting, is this more common than I know of? For now, since she is not flat out rejecting her and still nursing, Iām not planning on intervening. The vet mentioned it isnāt uncommon for an ewe to struggle a bit with bonding if the birth had complications. Iām hoping itās just going to be a bit of a slower bonding process due to that. But I donāt want to risk her potentially hurting the second one if she suddenly decides to reject her overnight.
Appreciate everyoneās thoughts and suggestions